Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code Extension API

Programmatic TypeScript / JavaScript API for building VS Code extensions. The Extension API exposes editor UI, language features, debugging adapters, themes, webviews, source control providers, tasks, and more. It is not a REST API and has no base URL or authentication scheme; extensions run inside the VS Code process and are distributed through the Visual Studio Marketplace.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://code.visualstudio.com/api
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APIReference
https://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/vscode-api
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GettingStarted
https://code.visualstudio.com/api/get-started/your-first-extension

Other Resources

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Marketplace
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/vscode
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/visual-studio-code/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: visual-studio-code:extension-api
name: Visual Studio Code Extension API
description: Programmatic TypeScript / JavaScript API for building VS Code extensions. The Extension API
  exposes editor UI, language features, debugging adapters, themes, webviews, source control providers,
  tasks, and more. It is not a REST API and has no base URL or authentication scheme; extensions run inside
  the VS Code process and are distributed through the Visual Studio Marketplace.
humanURL: https://code.visualstudio.com/api
tags:
- Extension API
- Editor Customization
- Language Server
- Debug Adapter
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://code.visualstudio.com/api
- type: APIReference
  url: https://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/vscode-api
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://code.visualstudio.com/api/get-started/your-first-extension
- type: Marketplace
  url: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/vscode